Theodore Roosevelt High School (TRHS or RHS) is a
public 4–year
high school in the
Albany Park neighborhood on the northwest side of
Chicago, United States. The school is operated by the
Chicago Public Schools district. Roosevelt opened and began existence in 1922 as William G. Hibbard High School, but was moved into a new building and renamed in honor of the
26th president of the United States in 1927.[5][6]
Athletics
Roosevelt competes in the
Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the
Illinois High School Association (IHSA).[7] 1952 was a banner year in basketball with the city championship over Tilden Tech, while the tennis team defeated Senn High School for its championship, Donald "Tootsie" Kerbis being the captain of the Roosevelt Netmen. The boys' football team were public league champions in 1960–61 under the leadership of coach Al Klein. 1976 Section Champions 7-1 Captains Rick Stinson and Joe Fiorentino.
Joe Fiorentino, Martial Arts Champion, 15-time North American Grappling Champion, United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame, 2013 Ellis Island Medal of Honor
^Wainwright, Loudon S. (27 December 1954).
"Believe Thee George!". Life Magazine. 37 (26). Time, Inc.: 69–71. Retrieved 24 January 2010. At 16, now a fledgling baritone and the owner of a new Ford sedan, Gobel met Alice Humecke, a pretty, dark-haired girl in his class at Roosevelt High School.
^Johnson, Erskine (14 March 1955),
"This Here Unscrambles Real George Gobel", Pittsburgh Press, p. 17, retrieved 24 January 2010, The real George and Alice Gobel met at Roosevelt High School in Chicago ...
^"Honorary Degree 1999: Leo Melamed". biographic sketch. University of Illinois Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) – Office of Future and Options Research (OFOR). Retrieved 24 January 2010. Melamed was born in Poland, from where he and his parents escaped and emigrated to United States in 1941. Melamed graduated from Roosevelt high school in Chicago, attended the University of Illinois at Navy Pier, and has a law degree from John Marshall Law School in Chicago.[permanent dead link]
^"GeorgeSchmidt". databaseFootball.com. Archived from
the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
^Alessio, Carolyn (11 May 1999), "A poet with heart and edge", Chicago Tribune, p. 1
^"Shel Silverstein". biographic sketch. Office of the Clerk of Cook County. Archived from
the original on 2010-02-23. Retrieved 24 January 2010. High School: Roosevelt High School, Chicago
^Angie Cannon (March 25, 2001).
"A Nation of New Cities". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from
the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
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